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Wind installations in the USA reached 2.1 GW in the first quarter of 2025, a 91% increase on the same period in 2024, according to the US Wind Energy Monitor from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association. All of this capacity came from new onshore projects. Total installations for 2025 are forecast at 8.1 GW, including onshore, offshore and repowering. Turbine orders in the first half of 2025 fell by 50% year on year to their lowest level since 2020. This was attributed to tariffs and uncertainty over future policy.
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The government of Chile has joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA). With over 6,000 kilometres of coastline and strong wind resources, especially in the southern regions, Chile has significant potential for offshore wind development.
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As of 30 June 2025, Germany had 1,639 offshore wind turbines connected to the grid with 9.2 GW of capacity. A further 1.9 GW is under construction, 3.6 GW has reached final investment decision, and 17.5 GW has been awarded but not yet contracted. The long-term national target of 70 GW by 2045 must remain a priority, according to organisations including BWE, BWO, VDMA Power Systems, WAB, WindEnergy Network, and the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation.
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The American Renewable Energy Standards and Certification Association (ARESCA) has announced its intention to develop two new wind energy standards, which will be submitted for approval as American National Standards (ANS).
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The rejection of Spain’s Royal Decree-Law 7/2025 has drawn strong criticism from the country’s renewable energy sector, which views the decision as a serious setback for the energy transition. Both Fundación Renovables and the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) have voiced concern that essential technical reforms have been blocked due to political divisions in parliament. The decree, voted down by Podemos, BNG, Vox, Junts, and PP, included measures aimed at modernising the electricity system and reinforcing its operational resilience. It was considered a politically neutral set of reforms designed to strengthen grid stability, support renewable deployment, and accelerate the electrification of the economy.
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Amprion has launched a market consultation on the potential reuse of waste heat from its BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection converter stations. Interested parties can take part until 30 September 2025, with a formal tender for waste heat utilisation planned for late 2025.
- High tariffs could hinder renewable energy progress and increase system costs in the USA and EU
- Dutch government to lower 2040 offshore wind target
- New York halts offshore wind transmission planning due to federal uncertainty
- US wind and solar industry criticises new federal permitting procedures
- Ireland reforms electricity rules to enable private wire investment
- Research summary outlines technological challenges in floating wind
- Germany sees strongest first half-year for onshore wind since 2017
- UK government announces reforms to the CfD scheme for Allocation Round 7
- Call for urgent action on offshore wind development in Spain
- WindEurope supports European apprenticeship initiative to address skills gap
- Weak wind conditions across europe in early 2025 affect power output
- WWEA Small Wind outlines priorities and confirms new section chairs
- UK government confirms national energy market reforms to support clean power and lower bills
- Trump administration tightens eligibility for wind and solar tax credits
- South America onshore wind outlook: growth to slow by 2034
- Offshore wind delays and cancellations reach 300 GW amid policy and economic setbacks
- Germany awards 3,447MW in May 2025 onshore wind auction
- UK Government outlines strategy to accelerate onshore wind deployment
- Wind and solar account for nearly all new USA power capacity additions in early 2025
- Massachusetts delays offshore wind contract finalisation to late 2025
- European grid operators launch innovation alliance
- New guidelines published for defining mechanical limits of subsea cables
- Global Underwater Hub publishes guidelines for undersea cable monitoring
- IMCA publishes three updated dynamic positioning guidance documents
- Spanish wind sector supports new legislation but urges regulatory clarity
- New EU State Aid rules to support industrial decarbonisation and clean tech manufacturing
- Moldova selects five wind projects in first large-scale renewable energy tender
- Global offshore wind capacity reaches 83 GW despite short-term challenges
- WindEurope: Investments in grid resilience are key to preventing blackouts
- Wind sector training pilot builds cross-sector skills in Grangemouth and Aberdeen
